Nevada City Vacation Rentals: cabin rentals & more

Discover a selection of 151 vacation rentals in Nevada City that are perfect for your trip. Whether you’re traveling with friends, family, or even pets, Vrbo vacation homes have the best amenities for hanging out with the people that matter most, including swimming pools and WiFi. Prices start at $125 per night, and cabins and houses are popular options for a stay in Nevada City. Either way, you'll find a rental for everyone's needs.

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Stayed Apr 2021

Splendid Experience!!

In a word, our stay at Camp Watanda cabin was EXCEPTIONAL!! The cabin was super clean and perfect for my wife, myself and our 2 granddaughters. We picnicked and canoed in the lake, sat beneath the stars on the multiple decks, listened to the bullfrog...

Stayed Apr 2021

Wonderful, peaceful, fun!

We had such an amazing time this past week for spring break. Pictures don't do it justice, lodge was very well appointed, beds were amazingly comfortable and the property was just beautiful. Can't beat a fire by the lake. It was fun because we were t...

Stayed Apr 2021

Great and relaxing get away

What a relaxing few days tucked in the woods. The property is tucked away, nice and clean and perfect for some r&r. The little lake at the bottom of the hill was a blast and we had it all to ourselves to walk in, have the dogs swim and enjoy the beau...

Stayed Apr 2021

Sweet Little Bungalow

This worked out perfectly for me while visiting family in Nevada City. Everything I needed, including an outdoor seating area. The hosts were wonderful, providing me with a bottle of wine and snacks, as well as doing some research for me for a place ...

Stayed Mar 2021

Great getaway.

I really enjoyed my stay here. It is clean and comfortable with a decor that makes you feel relaxed and happy. It is in convenient proximity to town making it easy to make several trips on foot daily to the wonderful downtown area of Nevada City. The...

Stayed Mar 2021

Weekend Getaway

My husband and I enjoyed our stay at this lovely cabin! It was clean, nicely decorated, and well-equipped. The kitchen had all the equipment we needed and the grill was easy to use. The bedding was also nice and the furniture comfy. There are two hik...

Stayed Mar 2021

Delightful respite

We needed a place for two nights while we visited with family nearby on our way across the country. This place was perfect. Everything beautiful, peaceful and comfortable, from the redwoods we parked between to the claw foot tub to was away the road ...

Stayed Mar 2021

Great cabin

Great hosts and cabin. Lovely little place with good amenities. The windy road takes you into town in under 10 minutes. Quite and mostly secluded, though we were not there when the camp is in session, so that 'quiet' designation might change at that ...

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Destination guide

Nevada City is gold country

Bite those nuggets and ready the picks – Nevada City is one of the old hubs of the California Gold Rush. It's sat up in the shadow of the Sierra Nevada, encircled by steep hills of spear-like pine trees and babbling creeks where panners still search for gold. Charm oozes from the town center, where the rows of brick-built saloons and Wild West-era boutiques are on the National Register of Historic Places. Nevada City vacation rentals will let you channel your inner prospector with a timber hut in the hills, or get some R&R with spa lodges or cozy lakeside cabins.

Things to do

Nevada City is a Gold Rush town

Search for Nevada City vacation rentals in the beautiful Downtown Historic District if you really want to feel like one of the prospectors of yesteryear. It's a true "time-stood-still" sort of place, where honky-tonk saloons and old warehouses pepper Main Street, and relics like the South Yuba Canal Office mingle with elegant classic hotels. Then it's on to the natural side of things. Yes, Lake Tahoe is over the ranges, but why go there when you've got the South Yuba River State Park and the Empire Mine State Historic Park to explore on the doorstep?

Activities

Seek your fortune in Nevada City

Whether you're watching arthouse flicks in the September Nevada City Film Festival or parading the streets to see the local bluegrass acts in the Hot Summer Nights shindigs of July, it's likely the allure of the Californian mountains will be forever pressing. So, pull on the boots and pull up the hiking socks, trailheads beckon with the promise of the Sierra Nevada here, and babbling creeks offer fly fishing, whitewater rafting, and – of course – gold panning. Perhaps you'll even be able to pay the vacation off with the nuggets you find…

Weather

The nicer months in Nevada City

Nevada City's perch under the Sierra Nevada heralds a Californian mountain climate. That means plenty of summer sun and oodles of rainfall in the winter, not to mention a smattering of snow showers which intensify deeper into the Tahoe National Forest. The upshot is that Nevada City vacation rentals any time after May, and before the onset of winter in November, offer the perfect medley of warmth and rays to wander the historic districts and go panning for gold. And talking of gold, fall is truly wonderful here, as October ushers in rich reds and yellows to the forests.

Natural features

Between the woods and creeks in Nevada City

Nevada City is overlooked by the Sierra Nevada. The landscapes are truly wonderful, with dense forests of oak and fir and cedar switching from verdant green to ochre-red and orange with the changing from summer to fall. Creeks babble all around the town, too, living memories of the places where the miners of olden days would have searched for gold. The closest wilderness area is the South Yuba River State Park, with its plug-hole waterfalls and wheelchair-accessible Independence Trail for hikers.

How to get there

Transportation to and around Nevada City

Fly into Marysville, CA (MYV-Yuba County), the closest airport, located 31.4 mi (50.5 km) from the city center. If you can't find a flight that works for your travel itinerary, you can also fly into Truckee, CA (TKF-Truckee Tahoe), which is 46.8 mi (75.4 km) away.

How many vacation rentals are available around Nevada City?

Our 2021 property listings offer a large selection of 151 vacation rentals around Nevada City. From 39 cabin rentals to 106 house rentals, find a unique house rental for you to enjoy a memorable holiday or a weekend with your family and friends.